With a playoff win on the line, Topsail rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They came out on top against the New Bern Bears by a score of 6-2. The Pirates haven't had any issues with the Bears recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Madyson Turlington made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Turlington was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March of 2024.
Brooklyn Beatty
| 05/06/25 @ New Bern | 3 |
| 04/29/25 @ Hoggard | 2 |
| 04/03/25 vs Dixon | 2 |
| 03/26/25 vs New Bern | 2 |
| 03/13/25 vs Swansboro | 2 |
Turlington wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brooklyn Beatty, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and one double. Those three RBI gave Beatty a new career-high.
Topsail's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-8. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for New Bern, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-5.
Coming up, Topsail will take on Cleveland on Friday. The Pirates' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Rams have averaged an impressive 9 runs per game this season. New Bern does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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